Gomeltransneft Druzhba will pump over 200,000 tons of Russian oil for the Mozyr refinery by the end of January

January 26, Minsk /BELTA/. Gomeltransneft Druzhba OJSC plans to pump over 200 thousand tons of Russian oil for Mozyr Oil Refinery by the end of January, as reported to BELTA by the General Director of Gomeltransneft Druzhba, Sergey Sosnovsky. "The supply is proceeding according to schedule, and we have confirmation for pumping over 200 thousand tons of oil by the end of the month," noted Sergey Sosnovsky. According to him, a projected plan for pumping Russian oil to Mozyr Oil Refinery for February has already been determined. The pumping of Russian oil has also commenced in the direction of Naftan OJSC, as reported to BELTA by Polotsktransneft Druzhba OJSC. Negotiations on the terms of Russian oil supply to Belarus concluded on January 25 in Moscow. The result was the signing of agreements on the supply of oil raw materials between Belarusian oil refineries and Russian oil companies. According to the draft fuel and energy balance of the Union State of Belarus and Russia for 2011, agreed upon by the parties in December 2010, Belarus may receive 21.7 million tons of oil this year, including 18 million tons by pipeline transport. Since January 1, 2011, Belarus is to receive Russian oil and petroleum products without duties and without volume restrictions. This is stipulated by the Agreement on the procedure for payment and crediting of export customs duties (other duties, taxes, and fees with equivalent effect) upon the export of crude oil and certain categories of goods produced from oil from the territory of Belarus outside the customs territory of the Customs Union. The document was signed by the heads of state of the Customs Union on December 9, 2010. It was ratified by the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus on December 21 and approved by the Council of the Republic on December 22, 2010. The Agreement establishes new terms for the supply of oil and petroleum products to Belarus. Issues related to the collection and transfer of export customs duties to the Russian budget upon the export of crude oil and certain goods from hydrocarbon raw materials from the territory of Belarus outside the Customs Union have been resolved. -0-